A Boise man is suing the state, asking Idaho’s highest court to put him back on the primary ballot as a state Senate candidate. Democrat Matt Yost planned to run for the District 15 Senate seat against incumbent Republican Senator John Andreason. But Yost was disqualified by the Secretary of State’s office after learning that he wasn’t a registered voter in the district for a full year before filing to run. Secretary of State Ben Ysursa maintains that the state Constitution requires the one-year registration prior to running. But Yost, who was a registered voter in Gooding before he made the move, believes that interpretation is wrong. With the primary election next month, Yost says he wants the Idaho Supreme Court to intervene as soon as possible.
(AP)